First pumpout station in two decades opens on Orcas Island
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 6, 2018
CONTACT:
Aaron Barnett, WSG Boating Program Specialist aaronb2@uw.edu
Just in time for summer boating season, the first pumpout station in the San Juan Islands in nearly 20 years is up and running at West Beach Resort on Orcas Island. The new pumpout site is ...
Hanging by a Thread
Hanging by a Thread
Biologist Emily Carrington probes the secrets of the humble mussel’s powerful attachment, and how mussels will fare as sea chemistry changes.
By Elizabeth Cooney, WSG Communications Fellow
Carrington and Laura Newcomb, heading for the water.
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Environmental DNA (Part 3): Reconciling eDNA with Traditional Detection Methods
March 30, 2022
This is the third in a series of posts on a Crab Team project to develop environmental DNA (eDNA) for use in early detection and management of European green crab. The first posts provided an introduction to eDNA and the benefits and challenges it offers to invasion managers.
In devel...
Launching Collaborative Green Crab Management in Drayton Harbor (part 1)
July 2, 2020
Removal of European green crab in Drayton Harbor is now underway, thanks to the collaborative efforts of WSG, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the Northwest Straits Commission (NWSC) and many other partners and stakeholders. This is the first of two posts on efforts to...
2022 Volume 1
2022 Volume 1
A Green Crab Emergency
August 17, 2022
As the long radio silence might imply, things have been busy since our last newsletter in the fall of 2021. Last winter, several emergency declarations related to green crab, including Lummi Nation, Shoalw...
Enhancing sustainability of shellfish aquaculture through streamlined maturation control
Producing sterile shellfish
Enhancing sustainability of shellfish aquaculture through streamlined maturation control
Researchers seek an alternative method to produce sterile shellfish by studying Pacific oysters’ germ cell line and testing methods to block its development.
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Recreational Crab Openings
Recreational crab fishing season openings for Dungeness and Red Rock Crab:
Opens:Â 6:00am June 16, 2016
Closes:Â September 5, 2016
Marine Area 4, Neah Bay – East of Tatoosh-Bonilla line
Marine Area 5Â Sekiu and Pillar PointÂ
Marine Area 9, Admiralty Inlet, north of the Hood Canal Bridge t...
Marine Debris Can Ruin A Day on the Water
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 2, 2020
 CONTACTS: Aaron Barnett, Boating Operations Specialist (206) 853-6991 or at aaronb5@u.washington.edu or MaryAnn Wagner, WSG Communications maryannb@uw.edu
Marine Debris Can Ruin A Day on the Water
Boaters are the front line in keeping Washington’s waters safe ...
Under High Water
Under High Water
Washington Sea Grant helps citizens and coastal planners understand what sea-level rise means for their communities
Visit Seattle’s Golden Gardens park on a sunny summer day, and you’re likely to find a crowd of happy-go-lucky locals playing on the beach and enjoying the specta...
2019 Volume 2
2019 Volume 2
Recipe for Successful Management
November, 2019
We’re often asked if you can eat green crabs, and whether that is a key to managing them. Green crabs are edible, but thankfully, we don’t currently have anywhere near the number of cr...
Local Activities
Local Activities
It is with an abundance of caution that Washington Sea Grant has canceled certain upcoming events in order to comply with the Governor’s order of “Stay Home/Stay Healthy” and to avoid risking anyone’s health and wellness given the outbreak of the COVID-19 vi...
Who Brings Your Seafood to You? An Interview with Robert Sudar, Independent Salmon Distributor
July 25, 2022
By Maddie Hansen, WSG Science Communications FellowÂ
“I love salmon, they’re beautiful creatures,” says Robert Sudar, who currently works as a salmon distributor in Seattle. He has been involved in the fishing industry in one way or another for the past 50 years.
Robert began as...
Who Brings Your Seafood to You? An Interview with Dave Sones
October 2, 2021
By James Lee, Science Communications Fellow
Dave Sones is a fisherman and a member of the Makah Nation at Neah Bay. He’s been fishing since 1972, when he was 12 years old. As a young man, he worked at the Ozette Archaeological Site as an interpreter; later, he became fisheries ma...